One: *ROFL*, and two: I agree with EVERYTHING. Except that I haven't read The Three Garridebs yet, even though Squeem keeps flailing at me about it.

I feel awful about slashing them, because, y'knopw, Victorianism and whatnot, but MAN. Like you said, it's so there, and so convincing and touching and adorable and squee squee squee. Watson's reaction in The Empty House! SO MANY HEARTS.